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Nature Photography from the Mississippi Coast and Beyond
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A Therapeutic Trip to Ward Bayou
View Full Album →: A Therapeutic Trip to Ward BayouJuly 28, 2026 Patty came home from Alaska, exhausted, but feeling fine, but a few days later — whether it was the plane rides, the airports, or a crowded eye appointment after she got back — she came down with a miserable summer cold. One of those where you are miserable one day, the next…
Prothonotary Warblers & Others
View Full Album →: Prothonotary Warblers & OthersJuly 21, 2026 On Tuesday, Patty and I went to Ward Bayou again, with her chair on the back. When you first enter Ward Bayou, you’re headed due east, and on a bright morning you can’t see a thing. It’s tough driving to the end of the road because Patty hears birds and wants to…
Ward Bayou – July 17, 2026
View Full Album →: Ward Bayou – July 17, 2026July 20, 2026 I rarely go birding without Patty but she was in Alaska birding and I needed to get out of the house and use my camera. I arrived at Ward Bayou at daylight, and it started with a young hawk who seemed genuinely curious about me — cooperative in a way that made…
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.
Carl Jung
From The Archives
Birds of Color
View Full Album →: Birds of ColorRockin Rock Ranch Birdfeeders Sometimes you do not appreciate what you have until it is gone. These photos are of a typical day at the bird feeders on our Ranch in Arkansas. “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild” movie The…
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